I Knew An Old Lady

I knew an old lady whoswallowed a flyI don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die

I knew an old lady who swallowed a spiderThat wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed a spider to catch the Fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die

I knew an old lady who swallowed a Bird How absurd, to swallow a bird She swallowed a bird to catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a cat Imagine that, she swallowed a cat She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed a bird to catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a dog What a hog, to swallow a dog She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed a bird to catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the flyPerhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a goat She opened her throat and swallowed the goat She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed a bird to catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside herShe swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll die I knew an old lady who swallowed a cowI don't know how she swallowed the cow She swallowed the cow to catch the goat, She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed a bird to catch the spider That wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her She swallowed the spider to catch the fly I don't know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she'll dieI knew an old lady who swallowed a horse She's dead of course